How to make Opera open magnet links?

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Go to preferences -> advanced -> programs -> add Protocol = magnet

Choose your action:

Then tick Open with other application (and copy the line from below):

 /usr/bin/transmission %s

Parameter: leave empty (unchecked) Open in terminal

You need to wait 3 or 4 minutes until the peers list is completely loaded!

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Updated on September 18, 2022

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  • Sairam
    Sairam almost 2 years

    I have Transmission 2.52 and Opera 11.64 x64, when I try to open a magnet link from The Pirate Bay, Opera says it cant recognize that protocol, how to set up?

    • Admin
      Admin about 12 years
    • Admin
      Admin about 10 years
      Did anyone figure out how to fix this issue with the latest version? I just started having problems with this yesterday once i opened bitorrent to find some older files.. now it is having this issue unless i just manually copy the link into utorrent..
  • Tapper
    Tapper almost 12 years
    it works for me when u use /usr/bin/transmission-gtk %s instead.. thanks